Latin America - Peru

Rubio Leguía Normand

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Rubio Leguía Normand acts for national and international clients in a range of transactional matters, including asset-backed financings and acquisition, corporate and project financings, and also handles regulatory matters. Practice head Andrés Kuan-Veng advises both borrowers and lenders, including investment banks, commercial banks and blue-chip corporations on loans and financing transactions, capital markets deals and regulatory issues. Carlos Arata is another name to note for financing, as well as M&A, while at the associate level, Wilfredo Cáceres, Germán Gómez and Sheerley Cardenas are noted. The team recently underwent a number of personnel changes, including the arrivals of Gerardo Guzmán from BBGS ABOGADOS and dual-qualified (New York/Peru) of counsel Eliana Peláez, from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Berlin office), in February and September 2023; along with the earlier  addition of senior associate Carlos Cerpa from Lazo Abogados in August 2022. Principal associate Janett Burga departed in May of the same year.

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  • ‘Experience and knowledge that contributes to timely advice.’
  • 'Available and attentive to observations and queries.'
  • 'Excellent. Compared to other law firms in Peru, they are one of the best.’
  • ‘Andrés Kuan-Veng is one of the best financial lawyers in the country.’
  • 'It is unique, it is leading with knowledge of the regulation, experience, and it is very close to the client.'

Key clients

  • Banco Santander
  • Gramercy
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Petróleos del Perú - Petroperú
  • Citibank
  • Banco Itau Uruguay
  • Global Bank
  • Credicorp
  • Coöperatieve Rabobank
  • Allianz
  • Banco Interamericano de Finanzas (Banbif)

Work highlights

  • Advised Petroperú in negotiating three amendments to a $1.3bn export financing granted by eighteen banks.
  • Advised Gramercy, a financial company dedicated to investing in emerging markets based in Connecticut, and Banco Santander Peru in a $40m financing in favour of Masplay and Equinox International (acting as co-borrowers).
  • Advised Itau Corpbanca - NY Branch - and Banco Itaú Uruguay on a $62m financing to Pharmaceutica Euroandina for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Hersil Laboratorios Farmaceuticos.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Andrés Kuan-Veng

Rubio Leguía Normand

Andrés is a partner of the Financial and Corporate Area, focusing in capital markets, securities law, sovereign debt, corporate law, derivatives, securities, M&As, banking law, insurance and reinsurance, as well as other corporate operations.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrés Kuan-Veng